From the Vault: How to Buy Direct in LA with Fashion Buyer Jacqueline Holmes
Boutique Chat
Ashley Alderson
5 • 853 Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2023
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Every Friday I’m re-releasing one of my favorite episodes from seasons past to revisit my conversations with early guests and the business advice and practices they share! Up this week is my Season 1 conversation with fashion buyer Jacqueline Holmes.
Buying smarter means understanding your product lifecycle and getting the best quality and pricing for what you’re bringing in. Going to LA on a regular basis isn’t ideal, because well… life. That’s where a buyer like Jacqueline comes in. Jacqueline has been on both sides of the aisle as a boutique owner and buyer. In this episode, we talk misconceptions buying in LA, how to build partnerships with vendors and make the most of your buying dollars.
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Original release date: September 25, 2018.
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| 0:00.0 | Back to the bonus episodes. This is one of my favorite. You guys talk about an honest conversation |
| 0:07.1 | about what it means to buy direct in LA with an experienced fashion buyer, my friend Jackie Holmes. |
| 0:12.6 | Now, since this episode has aired, Jackie has, in addition to selling her retail business, |
| 0:18.2 | going all in on her buying and on her wholesale business and on her own wholesale line, |
| 0:23.0 | along with reppping several awesome brands. |
| 0:25.8 | Jackie just has all kinds of worldly experience |
| 0:28.3 | in the retail industry. |
| 0:29.5 | So I'm excited for you to hear it straight from Jackie, |
| 0:32.2 | tips for buying direct in LA and her views on our industry. |
| 0:36.4 | Bring it back for this awesome bonus episode |
| 0:38.8 | with my friend Jackie Holmes. |
| 0:45.3 | Let's talk about your business, strategy, |
| 0:47.3 | and the juicy details of what actually works, |
| 0:49.7 | from mainstream fashion to fashion on Main Street |
| 0:53.0 | and the entire ecosystem behind it. |
| 0:54.8 | How do we scale your company and do it with the balance and the happiness that we all seek? |
| 0:59.4 | Let's hear from those insiders, experts, and strategists that actually make it happen. |
| 1:03.6 | I'm your host, Ashley Alderson from the boutique hub, and I can't wait to chat. As you continue to grow your boutique, there is definitely one strategy that you need to |
| 1:20.6 | start implementing, and that is buying so much smarter. |
| 1:24.6 | You know, part of buying smarter means really understanding the product |
| 1:28.4 | life cycle that your inventory goes through and knowing where it comes from, knowing how |
| 1:32.6 | it's manufactured and how you can get the best pricing on the inventory that you're bringing |
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